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Avoid Buyer’s Remorse, Learn From My Mistakes!
Avoid Buyer’s Remorse, Learn From My Mistakes!
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“Duade Paton”
I share my biggest purchase regrets after buying thousands of dollars worth of camera gear. I hope you can learn from my …
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I applaud you for your honesty, Duade. Like you, I do have buyer's remorse and it is usually because I got sold on the hype on YouTube or marketing hype. I have a couple of zooms that I have used no more than 3 or 4 times for the past 5 years, and a Nikkor macro that I used once. I realised that I far prefer using prime lenses.
Now, I wonder how many people are going to ditch all their gear and buy the new Sony a9 III !
aahahah i had the same thing, upgraded from 5D Mark II (second hand) to a 5D Mark IV (brand new) and i got sooo disapointed. i was so sad. Last year i bought the 1DX Mark II and was super super happy again, dont know maybe the Megapixel i dont know.. never got along with the Mark IV
Some excellent advice, however I'd take some slight issue with the UV/Protective filter part. I too had issues with SOME protective filters on SOME lenses to the point where I was about to return a recently purchased 80-200mm Nikkor lens which showed some of the wavy line aberrations you describe. In the days of film I used Hasselblad filters on Hasselblad lenses and the filters saved my lenses from all manner of crud from tree sap, acid rain, flying grit/tamac and kids' sticky fingers. AS you can gather I was a wedding/portrait/commercial photographer and not a wildlife photographer – I did, however get some seagull poop on a lens….Some of the stuff I've washed off a filter would have ruined a lens or at least cut its value in half. Digital sensors seem peculiarly sensitive to certain filter designs. I don't think you mentioned the brand of filter you used but all I can add is that the likes of Nikon, Canon, Zeiss etc would not make their own protective filters (or even provide filter threads on lenses) if they seriously believed the use of there own or other top class compatible filters would degrade the performance of a lens.
Of course in extreme lighting situations adding another two air/glass, glass/air surfaces will very occasionally lead to some slight degradation – not the wavy line kind with the right filter. In such cases the solution is obvious – remove the filter for the shot and then replace it afterwards. Just my view!!!
I have, and continue to use UV filters to prevent dust and contaminants from collecting on my lens. Then, when I need to clean the filter, it is much easier and safer to remove it and not have to touch my extreamely expensive lens element. You didn't say what filter and lens combination you were using to produce the distorted backgrounds. I have tested my lenses with and without UV filters on them and I cannot see the diference. To each they're own I guess.
Got a better beamer, never used the better beamer. Got a 2x converter, I used it twice. Skipped the 5D Mark IV even though I held out for years for it. I basically wanted the 5D Mark IV to be everything the R5 eventually became. I got the R5 and damn, I love it!
It would be great to see your test of new Canon 200-800 😉
I know what you mean. I remember upgrading from Panasonic G85 to GH5, and while GH5 was a great camera, it wasn't much of an upgrade as G85 was already great. And it didn't address my main gripe with the G85 – bad autofocus and non linear manual focus. However, a bigger regret was then upgrading to an S5 just because it was the cheapest full frame at the time and getting the same slow AF. Should've just waited for the S5II and gone there straight from the G85 🙂
I'm here to point out that it can be more cost effective to get an aps-c camera rather than getting a longer telephoto lens or a teleconverter. The APS-C camera also won't soften the image nor force you to step down your aperture like the teleconverter will.
With regard to technology jumps. I went from a 70D to 5D IV to R5. Each time its been a big jump up. The only remorseful purchase I've made has been a 2nd hand lens that ended up being not as described… and possibly not getting a good quality tripod to begin with.
Excellent vid but too late !! I am that man . My name is Keith and I have a problem LOL
Cheers Duade! Umm, @ 03:08. Canon actually recommends a front filter to complete the weathe'r sealing on ‘L’ lenses, at least on the EF line, not sure on the RF? Just an FYI. I don't understand why people will use UV filters to begin with, as opposed to a really good quality ‘clear’ filter? I get what you say, but I have not had any problems, when I use a quality filter. Now I will admit to having an occasional ‘flare’ issue when using Mirrorless cameras, and so I will remove the filter.
You were channeling my thoughts to the letter, regarding the 5D4. I have a ‘Love/Hate’ relationship with that camera. I was shaking my head up and down, whilst listening to your video. Cheers, stay safe and Happy Shooting! 👍✌
Hi Duade.. looking for a update my 7dii.. little bit confused with R7 and R8.. will you guide me.. I've 400mm 5.6 lens..
The advantage of having a flash along is when you have a macro lens, and whatever prime wildlife, be it birds or a furry just isn’t co-operating. Photographing a Boletus Edulis is almost as much fun as eating it later… Disagree about small capacity cheap(er) cards: Every piece of luggage and outdoor coat of mine has one, just in case.
One thing that I would add to the topic of the teleconverter. If something is to far away teleconverter will not help with that, teleconverter will help with the subject that is right distance but you want the head shot or something like that because even 800mm 5,6 L lens with 2x tele will not help with the heat waves from the ground and stuff like that 🙂 what is to far is to far cant go around it 🙂
Me unpacking my Better Beamer while watching this video 😂😂😂
Is it worth extra weight in your bag/pack? Every trip I ask myself that of everything I take. I have tripods, and things where the answer is always NO. I should have never bought them.
Sony a9 III took down Canon completely 🙁 But the future will be great for us.
Yep. I used to have a number of small cards which were a pain. But then I was doing a trip I don't expect I will repeat so I stretched my budget and bought a 1TB card. No regrets. 🙂 Good down to earth advice here Duade.
I can relate to just about everything you have mentioned in this video. Especially the flash equipment and cheap gimble heads. It took me years to buy my current tripod and it is the best $1200 I have ever spent although my wife doesn't think so! I currently use a 1dX Mkii and love it but it has a very noisy shutter and no eye detection. My current dilemma is should I go digital or stick with my 1Dx?
PS. I still have my 5D Mkiii and still love that camera but the shutter speed is just too slow now.
It's a great video and I actually laughed out loud a couple of times while watching it. Guilty!
Those small memory cards are good for firmware updates, not so much photos.